GAJAM
Age: 8 – 10
- Friday 18th November 2022| 12:00 – Sunday 27th November 2022 | 20:00
THEATRE, PUPPETRY
30 minutes
Non-Verbal
ONLINE STREAMING
Family ticket €7.00
Gajam is a digital theatre performance suitable for children above the age of 6. The story is set in a space where humans and wild elephants come in close contact.
The conflict begins when man and animal tussle for food and space. What do we do when the land we live in is not enough? Why do wild elephants leave the forest and eat from the farmlands? When the livelihood of people is completely dependent on the food they cultivate, can they share it with elephants?
In a culture where we worship elephants as divine, should we take another look at the way we treat elephants as animals? The play is non-verbal and also uses miniature puppets.
Gajam hija spettaklu ta’ teatru diġitali adattat għal tfal ta’ aktar minn 6 snin. L-istorja hija ambjentata fi spazju fejn il-bnedmin u l-iljunfanti selvaġġi jiġu f’kuntatt mill-qrib.
Il-kunflitt jibda meta l-bniedem u l-annimali jitħabtu għall-ikel u l-ispazju. X’nagħmlu meta l-art li ngħixu fiha ma tkunx biżżejjed? Għaliex l-iljunfanti selvaġġi jħallu l-foresta u jieklu mill-artijiet agrikoli? Meta l-għajxien tan-nies jiddependi kompletament fuq l-ikel li jikkultivaw, jistgħu jaqsmuh mal-iljunfanti?
F’kultura fejn inqimu lill-iljunfanti bħala divini, għandna nħarsu mill-ġdid lejn il-mod kif nittrattaw lill-iljunfanti bħala annimali? Id-dramm huwa wieħed mhux verbali u juża wkoll pupazzi żgħar.
Cast and Creative Team
Supported: ThinkArts Grant 2021
Written: Rahul Thomas
Conceived, Devised and Performed: Rahul Thomas & Sidharth Varma
Creative Collaborators: Adwitha Arumugam and Ajithlal Sivalal
Cameraperson: Amritha Padmakumar
Music and Sound: Arun Varkey
Editor: Suufi
Edakka Artist: Amarnadh Sreedharan
Set Design: Rakhil V
Puppet Design: Renjini Thampi and Rakhil V
Camera Crew: Alan Jose and Ameer
